adquisición des ventajas competativas

English translation: acquiring a competitive edge

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Spanish term or phrase:adquisición de ventajas competitivas
English translation:acquiring a competitive edge
Entered by: tazdog (X)

09:26 Feb 9, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Environment & Ecology / Environment
Spanish term or phrase: adquisición des ventajas competativas
environmental science exam
Stephanie Till
acquiring a competitive edge
Explanation:

How you say the “adquisición” part would very much depend on the rest of the sentence, but “acquiring” is one option, if it’s similar to the following examples. I would say “edge” rather than advantage (see no. 5, below).

edge adj : at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" [syn: {edge(a)}, {fringe(a)}, {fringy}, {marginal}] n 1: the boundary of a surface [syn: {border}] 2: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {bound}] 3: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" 4: the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it" [syn: {sharpness}] 5: a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition

In this environment, size alone will not be the decisive means for
acquiring a competitive edge. Rather, success will come through the
ability to secure new markets speedily and resolutely by focusing the
business and reshaping products and channels to market.
http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/service.nsf/8b9d788097dff3c9...$FILE/act_now.pdf

A well-designed, systematically executed account profile form can be one of your most powerful strategies for acquiring a competitive edge. http://www.davekahle.com/profile.htm

Hope it helps.
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 13:21
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thank you so much, it was a really good translation - and thanks for the explanations and references too! Excuse the delay in grading the answer - have had a well earned break after mad translating frenzy!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6acquiring a competitive edge
tazdog (X)
4acquisition of competitive advantages
Patricia Ferreira Larrieux
4acquiring/attaining competitive advantages/a competitive edge
Dan Newland (X)


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acquisition of competitive advantages


Explanation:
It should be "ventajas competitivas"

Self explanatory.
Many references in the Internet.

HTH
Patricia Ferreira


Patricia Ferreira Larrieux
Italy
Local time: 13:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
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negative comments not required thank you. been a long night
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
acquiring a competitive edge


Explanation:

How you say the “adquisición” part would very much depend on the rest of the sentence, but “acquiring” is one option, if it’s similar to the following examples. I would say “edge” rather than advantage (see no. 5, below).

edge adj : at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" [syn: {edge(a)}, {fringe(a)}, {fringy}, {marginal}] n 1: the boundary of a surface [syn: {border}] 2: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {bound}] 3: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" 4: the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it" [syn: {sharpness}] 5: a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition

In this environment, size alone will not be the decisive means for
acquiring a competitive edge. Rather, success will come through the
ability to secure new markets speedily and resolutely by focusing the
business and reshaping products and channels to market.
http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/service.nsf/8b9d788097dff3c9...$FILE/act_now.pdf

A well-designed, systematically executed account profile form can be one of your most powerful strategies for acquiring a competitive edge. http://www.davekahle.com/profile.htm

Hope it helps.


    Reference: http://work.ucsd.edu:5141/cgi-bin/http_webster?edge&method=e...
tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 13:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
thank you so much, it was a really good translation - and thanks for the explanations and references too! Excuse the delay in grading the answer - have had a well earned break after mad translating frenzy!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Virginia Ledesma Tovar
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agree  Parrot
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agree  AnneM (X)
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agree  Andrea Bullrich
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agree  swisstell: brief and elegant
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agree  Marian Greenfield: very nice
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acquiring/attaining competitive advantages/a competitive edge


Explanation:
Actually, both answers are correct. competitive advantage/edge is one of the buzzwords of the new globalized capitalism.

Dan Newland (X)
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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